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Melvin, Illinois Contacts. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 5/27/1960
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Melvin, Illinois Schedule. [Newspaper], n.d.
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05/27/1960
Memo
Melvin, Illinois Contacts. Duplicate not
scanned.
50
4
05/27/1960
Memo
Traveling Press For Melvin, Illinois.
50
4
n.d.
Newspaper
Melvin, Illinois Schedule.
50
4
05/27/1960
Memo
Melvin, Illinois Proposed Schedule for RN
Approval. 2 pages.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Page 1 of 1
Ray
MELVIN, ILLINOIS
May 27, 1960
Nexon driva
Lyce Edwards
CONTACTS
SECRET SERVICE:
(Springfield)
Fred Backstrom
KI 46-492 X 337 Lakeside 9-1937 (r)
Bob Weed
GENERAL CONTACT:
Col. Howard Bresee
Melvin 199
Res. c/o Bill Holmes
79
CARS:
Roy Arends
29
(r) 58
LES ARENDS' HOME:
D.C. Office - Bill Pitts
CA 43-121 X 2976
SHERIFF; Ford Co.:
PAxton 334 (radio to party)
STATE POLICE:
Pontiac 5010, 5405 (radio to party)
PRESS & PUB. :
Burrell Small, Kaukakee Daily Journal
Gainey
1-RN
2-55
3-arends
4-stratton
10 Reserve
9
Thursday, May 26, 1960
TRAVELING PRESS FOR MELVIN, ILLINOIS . May 27, 1960
Paul Martin
Gannett
Robert Albright
Washington Post
Bert Meyers
Time Magazine
David Wise
New York Herald Tribune
Paul Duke
Wall Street Journal
Bill Blair
New York Times
COPIES TO:
Don
Betty
Sherwood
Haldeman
Finch
Herb
Agnes
MELVIN, ILLINOIS
May 27, 1960
Proposed Schedule . for RN Approval
,
Lv. DC via United Charter for Chanute Air Force Base
3:00 P.M.
Arr. Chanute Air Force Base
GREETINGS - CONG. ARENDS and GOVERNOR STRATTON
3:15
LV. Chanute by motorcade for Melvin
(No one to ride with Nixons - Arends will be
in next car and Strattons the next one)
4:00
Arr. outskirts of Melvin - change to convertibles
MOTORCADE THROUGH DOWNTOWN MELVIN
4:15
Arr. Melvin High School
GREET ASSEMBLED STUDENTS
4:30
Lv. School - walk to Les Arends' home - 1-1/2 blocks
(greet townspeople en route)
4:45
AFT. Arends' home
PRESS MEETING (in back yard) - 30 MIN.
5:30
LV. Arends' home - walk to Fairgrounds - 1-1/2 blocks
(greet townspeople en route)
5:45
Arr. VIP Tent at Fairgrounds
RECEIVING LINE - distinguished guests - 350
6:30
Lv. Tent for speakers platform
Platform group will have fish fry dinner on platform
immediately on arrival there.
6:50
Entertainment begins
Kaukakee Champion Drill Team
Presentation of Colors
Bloomington Barbershop Chorus
7:30
Program begins - Mrs. C. Wayland Brooks, M. C.
Invocation
Distinguished Guests
Presentation by Bryce Harlow
400-700 Fish fry serving
PROGRAM
Nixon Stratton
Platform guests take seats
arends arends - Burks Brooks
6:45
Duksen
6:50 P.M.
"The Shadows" - Champion Drill Team
Kankakee Junior Legion
Chanute air Force Band
7:00 P.M.
Presentation of the Colors
7:05 F.M.
Bloomington Barbershop Chorus
7:30 P.M.
Introduction of Mrs. C. Wayland Brooks
National Republican Committeewoman from Illinois
by Fred Drake, Chairman
"Les Arends Day" Committee
7:35 P.M.
Invocation Rev. Arthur Webb
7:40 P.M.
Recognition of Distinguished Guests
7:55 P.M.
Honorable Bryce Harlow, Deputy Assistant
to the President of the United States
8:00 P.M.
Honorable William G. Stratton, Governor
State of Illinois
8:05 F.M.
Presentation of Life Membership in American Legion
8:10 P.M.
Response, the Honorable L. C. Arends
8:15 P.M. 8:30
Vice President of the United States
The Honorable Richard M. Nixon
4:45 9:00 Retiring of Colors
$ 50
Benediction
9:00 conclude
Dance at kengrounds afterward)
- 2 -
Melvin, 111. . May 27
Proposed Schedule for RN Approval
)
7:30 (Program continued)
Governor Stratton
American Legion
Response - Leo Arends
8:15 - RN speaks
Retiring of Colors
Benediction
9:00
Conclude program
9:15
Lv. Fairgrounds by car for Chanute
10:00
Arr. Chanute - take off for D. C.